Old Bridge, NJ
Old Bridge-Birch St
1405 Route 18 Suite 106 South
Old Bridge, NJ 08857
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Old Bridge, NJ 08857
Brook Matthews
NCC, LAC (Licensed Associate Counselor)
Therapist
About Brook Matthews
Life can feel overwhelming at times, but you don’t have to navigate it alone. Whether you’re struggling with anxiety, feeling stuck during a life transition, managing difficult emotions, or simply looking to better understand yourself, Brook is passionate about helping you build the confidence and tools to move forward.
Brook is a Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC) and National Certified Counselor (NCC) who earned her Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling with a concentration in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Rutgers University and her Bachelor of Science in Psychological Sciences from Rowan University.
She works with children, adolescents, young adults, and adults experiencing anxiety, depression, emotional regulation challenges, life transitions, and a variety of other mental health concerns. Drawing from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), mindfulness, sensory regulation strategies, and solution-focused therapy, she creates individualized treatment plans that help clients build practical skills they can carry with them long after therapy ends.
Before becoming a therapist, she gained valuable experience providing individual and group therapy in community mental health settings, serving as a substitute teacher for students in PreK–12, and supporting individuals through a mental health helpline. These experiences inspired her passion for working with children, adolescents, and young adults, believing that early intervention can help build resilience, healthy coping skills, and a strong foundation for lifelong emotional well-being. She finds it especially rewarding to empower young people with the tools they need to navigate life’s challenges while continuing to have a special passion for supporting individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD).
Outside the office, you’ll likely find Brook exploring hiking trails, practicing yoga, cooking, discovering a new coffee shop, listening to music, or spending time outdoors. She believes that balance, movement, and moments of rest all play an important role in emotional wellness and strives to help clients create that same balance in their own lives.
**Brook’s mission is simple:** to help every client leave each session feeling heard, supported, empowered, and more hopeful than when they arrived.
Brook can be found at the following location:
Visit Reasons:
Insurance Accepted:
- Magellan: Devoted Health (Medicare)
- BCBS/Blue Cross Blue Shield: HMO
- Aetna Better Health
- AARP Medicare Advantage
- Aetna
- Aetna: Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Aetna: Medicare
- Aetna: PPO/POS
- All Points: Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- All Savers
- Allegiance Health
- Ambetter: Medicare
- AmeriHealth
- Amerihealth Caritas: Medicare
- AmeriHealth: Medicare
- Anthem/Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Anthem/Blue Cross Blue Shield: Medicare
- Anthem/Blue Cross Blue Shield: PPO
- BayCare Health Systems: Medicare
- BCBS/Blue Cross Blue Shield
- BCBS/Blue Cross Blue Shield: Medicare
- BCBS: Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- BCN/Blue Care Network: Medicare
- Behavioral Health Systems/Telus Health
- Behavioral Health Systems/Telus Health: Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Behavioral Services Network: Medicare
- Blue Shield of California: Medicare
- Buckeye Health Plan: Medicare
- Capital Blue Cross: Medicare
- CareFirst BCBS: Medicare
- Carelon: Medicare
- CareSource: Medicare
- CDPHP/Capital District Physicians Health Plan: Medicare
- CHAMPVA: Medicare
- CHRISTUS Health Plan: Medicare
- Cigna/Evernorth
- Cigna/Evernorth: Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Cigna/Evernorth: Medicare
- Commonwealth Care Alliance: Medicare
- Community Health Direct: Medicare
- Covered California: Medicare
- Eternal Health: Medicare Advantage
- Fallon: Medicare
- Farm Bureau Medicare Supplement
- GEHA/Government Employees Health Association
- Harvard Pilgrim: Medicare
- Health Alliance Medical Plan
- Health Alliance Medical Plan: Medicare
- Health First: Medicare
- Health Net Medicare Supplement
- Highmark BCBS: Medicare
- Horizon BCBS
- Horizon BCBS: Medicare
- Humana: Medicare
- Independence Blue Cross (IBX)
- Independence Blue Cross (IBX): Medicare
- Lucet: Medicare
- Magellan
- Magellan: Medicare
- MagnaCare
- MaineHealth: Medicare
- McLaren: Medicare
- MDWise Indiana: Medicare
- Medica: Medicare
- Medical Mutual: Medicare
- Medicare
- Mercy Managed Behavioral Health: Medicare
- MHC/Mental Health Consultants: Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- MHS: Medicare
- Molina Healthcare: Medicare
- PHCS/MultiPlan/Claritev
- PHCS/MultiPlan/Claritev: Medicare
- Mutual of Omaha Medicare Supplement
- MVP Health Care: Medicare
- Optum: Medicare
- Oscar
- Oscar: Medicare
- Oxford: Medicare
- PacificSource: Medicare
- Paramount Health Care: Medicare
- Partners Direct Health
- Point32Health: Medicare
- Priority Health: Medicare
- Railroad Medicare
- Regence Blue Shield: Medicare
- Sana Benefits: Medicare
- Select Health: Medicare
- Self Pay
- Sentara: Medicare
- Signature Advantage: Medicare
- Southern Indiana Health Organization: Medicare
- State Farm Medicare Supplement
- SummaCare: Medicare
- Superior Health Plan: Medicare
- TRICARE East Region: Humana Military (Need Referral from PCP)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance: Medicare
- Tufts: Medicare
- UHC/UnitedHealthcare: Medicare
- UniCare: Medicare
- UPMC: Medicare
- USAA Medicare Supplement
- Viva Health: Medicare
- Wellcare: Medicare
- WellFirst: Medicare
- Wellpoint/Unicare: Medicare
- Wellsense: Medicare
- Braven Health: Medicare
- ConnectiCare: Medicare
- Amerihealth Caritas VIP Care
- Essence Healthcare: Medicare Advantage
- HealthSpring: Medicare
- Jefferson Health Plans: Medicare
Therapy Types:
- Family Therapy
- Individual Therapy
Therapeutic Approaches:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Art Therapy
- Brainspotting
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Exposure Therapy
- Gottman Training
- Interpersonal Process Therapy (IPT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Music Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
- Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)
- Sand Tray Therapy
- Somatic Experiencing
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Adlerian Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Discernment Counseling
- Emotional Transformation Therapy
- Horticultural Therapy
- Mentalization-Based Therapy
- Mindfulness-Based Therapy
- Nutritional Therapy
- Pain Reprocessing Therapy
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Play Therapy
- Prepare and Enrich Counseling
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Relational Life Therapy
- Solution-Focused/Brief Therapy
- Spiritual or Holistic Approach
- Gestalt Therapy
- Ecotherapy / Nature Therapy